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Scientists co-operate on search for Covid-19 origins despite charges Beijing is withholding data

Funding bodies face a choice between established manufacturers and biotech upstarts

US-run trial of Gilead coronavirus therapy demonstrates ‘significant positive effect’

Gilead’s potential coronavirus treatment stirs investor hopes but evidence on effectiveness is mixed

Research paper published in journal Nature identifies number of alternative treatments

First country to get a vaccine could have an economic as well as a health advantage

Biotech group’s shares have soared this year on hopes drug could be used to treat coronavirus

US-led trial shows positive results in hastening recovery time for coronavirus patients

Investors have bet on Gilead’s remdesivir as solution to coronavirus crisis

Sum far exceeds $8bn fundraising target at upcoming EU-led donors’ conference

Industry highlights bottlenecks in access to materials that are a possible Covid-19 treatment

As researchers race to develop a coronavirus vaccine, we look at efforts to ensure that the world’s poor are not left behind — and ask whether the pandemic will jolt policymakers into confronting the looming threat from antimicrobial resistance

Pharma and its critics agree government has a big role to play in ensuring fair access to Covid-19 remedies

The wide variety of Covid-19 symptoms seen by doctors is confounding the scientific community

Schemes to look at cutting emissions in sectors such as transport in push to meet 2050 ‘net zero’ target

California utility discloses $5bn pre-tax charge tied to claims

The president has turned his populist fire on big business, but is he attacking corporate greed or political opponents?

State-backed utility under pressure as it plans to invest in new coal mines

Shares in Peabody Energy and Arch Coal fall sharply after regulatory action

Policy reversal follows Cameron vow to rid UK of ‘unsightly’ structures

Climate campaigners say measures lack ambition to tackle crisis

Energy, water and other utility groups keep services going despite lockdowns and cuts

Decline leads to a drop in wholesale prices as businesses close

Loan scheme worth up to £100m a month would allow suppliers to assist struggling customers

Shutdowns likely to shift energy use from fossil fuels towards wind and solar

If lenders maintain support, the company’s balance sheet may not need an urgent fix

Chipmaker likely to be interested in app’s traffic data rather than its customers

Potential cost cuts should not be used as justification for a UK telecoms tie-up

British and American consumers are unlikely to ‘spend, spend, spend’ after the lockdowns

Buyers who get cold feet tend to have the advantage but jilted targets can still extract value

Customers and investors may appear immune to staff complaints but regulators have not lost interest

Retail services group’s new Shop app needs a price gimmick to lure buyers in

The website this week notched up 240m unique visitors

Finding love in a time of corona is tricky, converting activity into paid accounts is harder yet

Join our live discussion with buying agent Henry Pryor on Friday May 8 at 12 and 5pm UK time

Trump ally Tom Barrack’s investment group in talks with lenders over hotel and nursing home debt

The FT analyses the scale of outbreaks and the number of deaths around the world

Interest rate cuts and massive fiscal stimulus are expected to weigh on the greenback

Eighth consecutive cut could heap fresh pressure on already struggling lira

First-quarter volatility deals $39bn blow to SNB as it steps up fight for Swiss franc

Mike Mackenzie’s daily analysis of what’s moving global markets

Mike Mackenzie’s daily analysis of what’s moving global markets

Currency softens beyond key level as investors brace themselves for more interest rate cuts

Mike Mackenzie’s daily analysis of what’s moving global markets

Market Questions is the FT’s guide to the week ahead

Two experts debate the long-term impact on inflation of the Covid-19 rescue packages

Rial to be changed to the toman after five decades of inflation

Sterling under pressure from US-China angst and renewed Brexit concerns

Stuart Levey, known for tough enforcement of sanctions on Iran, will head digital currency project